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Ministry of Defence
GOA MARITIME SYMPOSIUM- 2022
Fourth edition of biennial Goa Maritime Symposium was conducted successfully by the Indian Navy at Goa from 31 October to 01 November 2022.
Coming out of the shadows of global COVID-19 pandemic, the Indian Navy was delighted to witness physical participation of overseas delegates from all 12 invitees. Representatives from Navies and Maritime Agencies from 12 Friendly Foreign Indian Ocean littoral countries, which included Bangladesh, Comoros, Indonesia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Myanmar, Seychelles, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Thailand, besides India, attended the Symposium, conducted by the Naval War College, Goa.
Commodore Nitin Kapoor, Deputy Commandant, Naval War College delivered the welcome address and the Symposium was formally inaugurated by Rear Admiral Rajesh Dhankhar, NM, Commandant, Naval War College.
Over the two days of the Symposium, the participants deliberated upon several maritime security aspects of contemporary relevance. The theme for GMS-22 was ‘Maritime Security Challenges in the Indian Ocean Region: Converting Common Maritime Priorities into Collaborative Mitigation Frameworks’. Through four panel discussions with dedicated sub-themes, the participants were successful to garner a clear vision for an outcome oriented agenda for the Goa Maritime Conclave which would be hosted by the Indian Navy in 2023.
Commodore Anil Jaggi, Commodore , in his closing address, thanked all participants for their enthusiastic participation and valuable contribution during the Goa Maritime Symposium-22.
The participants also availed the opportunity to visit Goa Shipyard Limited  on 01 November 2022 to witness, first hand, the indigenous ship building capabilities of Indian Shipyards. The delegates visited Indian Naval Ship Pralay, a Guided Missile Vessel, constructed by the GSL in 2002 and were also shown the construction and repair areas including Ship Lift facility.
India has consistently advocated of the concept of ‘Collective Responsibility’ for maritime security in the Indian Ocean Region. The Goa Maritime Symposium and the Goa Maritime Conclave, conducted by the Indian Navy in alternating years is a manifestation of such efforts.
Guided by the vision of SAGAR , the Indian Navy looks forward to hosting the Goa Maritime Conclave in year 2023.
Prime Minister's Office
Under Rozgar Mela, PM to distribute about 71,000 appointment letters to newly inducted recruits on 22nd November
PM to also launch Karmayogi Prarambh module - online orientation course for all new appointees
Under Rozgar Mela, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will distribute about 71,000 appointment letters to newly inducted recruits on 22nd November at 10:30 AM via video conferencing. Prime Minister will also address these appointees on the occasion.
The Rozgar Mela is a step towards fulfilment of the commitment of the Prime Minister to accord highest priority to employment generation. The Rozgar Mela is expected to act as a catalyst in further employment generation and provide meaningful opportunities to the youth for their empowerment and participation in national development directly. Earlier in October, appointment letters were handed over to 75,000 newly inducted appointees under Rozgar Mela.
The physical copies of the appointment letters to the new appointees will be handed over at 45 locations across the country . In addition to the categories of posts filled earlier, posts of teachers, lecturers, nurses, nursing officers, doctors, pharmacists, Radiographers and other technical and paramedical posts are also being filled. A significant number of posts are being filled by the Ministry of Home Affairs in various Central Armed Police Forces .
Prime Minister will also launch the Karmayogi Prarambh module. The module is an online orientation course for all new appointees in various Government departments. It will include code of conduct for Government servants, workplace ethics & integrity, human resource policies and other benefits and allowances that will help them to get acclimatized to the policies and transition smoothly into the new roles. They will also get an opportunity to explore other courses on igotkarmayogi.gov.in platform to enhance their knowledge, skills and competencies.
Ministry of Tribal Affairs
NCST Develops Software to Facilitate Web Enabled Grievance Redressal System
National Commission for Scheduled Tribes  has developed a software to facilitate web enabled grievance redressal system. This initiative will facilitate ease of filling a complaint in the Commission by any aggrieved person belonging to Scheduled Tribe community or their representatives and it will also facilitate them in getting updates on progress/status of the case.
The portal for lodging the complaints in the Commission: -
https://ncstgrams.gov.in/public/Home.aspx
Prime Minister's Office
PM celebrates Sepak Takraw team for clinching the Bronze in the Women's Regu event at the Asian Games
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi lauded the performance of Sepak Takraw team for clinching the Bronze in the Women's Regu event at the Asian Games.
In a X post, PM said;
“Kudos to our Sepak Takraw team for clinching the Bronze in the Women's Regu event at the Asian Games! Their extraordinary skills and unwavering determination have shone brightly on the international stage. India celebrates this remarkable achievement!”
Ministry of Finance
Computer based Examination under Regulation 6 of the Customs Brokers Licensing Regulations, 2018 ; The Examination to be conducted on 15th March, 2019 at designated Examination Centers across India
Reference is invited to the Notice dated 27.04.2018 and Corrigendum dated 11.12.2018 inviting applications for the Customs Brokers Examination to be conducted by Directorate General of Performance Management. Vide Notification No.8/2019-Customs  dated 6/2/2019 issued by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs , the National Academy of Customs, Indirect Taxes and Narcotics  has been authorized to conduct said examination under Regulation 6 of the Customs Brokers Licensing Regulations, 2018.
The Examination shall be conducted on 15.03.2019 at designated Examination Centers across India. The examination will be a Computer Based Exam with Multiple Choice Questions  of 3 hours  duration. There will be 150 questions of 2 marks each and to pass the exam, a candidate will be required to score minimum 180 marks. There will be no negative marking. The syllabus of examination will be as prescribed in Regulation No. 6  of the Customs Brokers Licensing Regulations, 2018. Those qualifying in said examination will have to appear for oral examination in terms of Regulation 6 of said Regulations.
A dummy Question paper for the purpose of awareness of candidates will also be made available on the CBIC and NACIN websites under the icon/tab <GSTP/CBLR Exam>, from 20thFebruary, 2019. A link to download the admit card will also be provided therein. Admit cards shall also be sent by email to applicants 15 days in advance before the date of examination. For convenience of candidates, other necessary details like list of centers, guidelines to the candidates, help desk email Id etc will be made available under the said icon/tab.
Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces Tribunal’s Circuit Bench Inaugurated in Goa
Panaji, 21 December 2022
A Circuit Bench of the Armed Forces Tribunal’s  was inaugurated in Goa today. The Chairperson of AFT, New Delhi, Hon’ble Justice Shri Rajendra Menon inaugurated the circuit bench in the presence of Hon’ble Member Justice U C Srivastava and Vice Admiral Abhay R Karve, PVSM, ASM. This will facilitate faster disposal of grievances for servicemen and ex-servicemen of Goa. The bench will dispose of around 80 cases in the next three days of sitting. This brings justice closer to doorsteps for service-men & Ex- Servicemen in Goa.
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Ministry of Defence
Visit of Air Marshal RKS Shera AVSM VSM Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Maintenance Command, IAF at Air Force Station Tughlakabad
Air Marshal RKS Shera Ati Vishisht Seva Medal, Vishisht Seva Medal, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Maintenance Command, Indian Air Force accompanied by Mrs. Jaspreet Shera, President Air Force Wives Welfare Association  arrived at Air Force Station Tughlakabad, a premier Base Repair Depot  under Maintenance Command, on 26 March 2019 on a three days visit. Air Commodore RL Narayanan, Air Officer Commanding , Air Force Station Tughlakabad along with Mrs R Rajlakshmi Narayanan, President AFWWA  received them. The Air Marshal was introduced to the key personnel of the Depot.
During the course of visit, AOC-in-C visited various Production Wings, Calibration facilities, Logistics sites, Lodger units and other vital installations. During his interaction with Depot personnel, he appreciated the commitment, sense of purpose and quality of work displayed by them in ensuring high serviceability of the equipment towards operational preparedness of the field units. He also emphasized on the need to focus on indigenization efforts so as to achieve self-reliance, while ensuring reliability and quality of production.
President AFWWA  was given a warm welcome by the ladies of AFWWA  Tughlakabad during AFWWA meeting where she interacted with Sanginis. During her visit to SMC, Play School and other AFWWA  ventures, she expressed her appreciation for the whole hearted involvement of Sanginis in all their endeavors.
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Ministry of Minority Affairs
Shri Kiren Rijijuassumes charge as Union Minister of State for Minority Affairs
Shri Kiren Rijijuassumed charge as Union Minister of State for Minority Affairs here, today. He was welcomed at the office by Shri Sailesh, Secretary, Ministry of Minority Affairs and other senior officials of the Ministry.
BRIEF PROFILE:
Shri Rijiju is a Lok Sabha MP from Arunachal , Arunachal Pradesh. Born on 19th Nov. 1971, Sh. Rijiju has studied B.A., LLB from Delhi. This is the second term of Shri Rijiju as the Member of the Lok Sabha. He has keen interest in badminton, football and athletics. He has also participated in National games. ShriRijiju has written many articles in the Newspapers and Magazine related to Social, Cultural and Political issues. He has special interests in strategic and security affairs. He has represented India at various social and cultural events held in many countries. He was adjudged as the Best Young Parliamentarian by the media during 14th Lok Sabha.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs
More than 200.11 Crore vaccine doses provided to States/UTs
More than 6.32 Crore balance and unutilized vaccine doses still available with States/UTs
The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country. The nationwide COVID 19 vaccination started on 16th January 2021. The new phase of universalization of COVID-19 vaccination commenced from 21st June 2021. The vaccination drive has been ramped up through availability of more vaccines, advance visibility of vaccine availability to States and UTs for enabling better planning by them, and streamlining the vaccine supply chain.
As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, Government of India has been supporting the States and UTs by providing them COVID Vaccines free of cost. In the new phase of the universalization of the COVID19 vaccination drive, the Union Government will procure and supply  75% of the vaccines being produced by the vaccine manufacturers in the country to States and UTs.
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6,32,12,400
More than 200.11 crore  vaccine doses have been provided to States/UTs so far through Govt. of India  and through direct state procurement category.
More than 6.32 Cr  balance and unutilized COVID Vaccine doses are still available with the States/UTs to be administered.
Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs
Digital India powering Swachh Bharat: Use of Technology in Garbage Collection enables Navi Mumbai to clinch 5-star Garbage Free City rating
Mumbai, May 22, 2020
Navi Mumbai has been rated 5-star in the new list of garbage free cities under the Star Rating Protocol of Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs for the assessment year 2019-2020. A crucial factor which has helped the city clinch the award is the use of technology for garbage collection, enabling 100 per cent garbage pick-up.
The task of garbage collection is not easy, as the city generates around 700 metric tonnes of garbage per day, according to the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation .
Tushar Pawar, Deputy Municipal Commissioner , says NMMC has been using technology to track the movement of garbage collection vehicles and to ensure timely lifting of waste. “NMMC has a robust system of tracking each and every trash bin in the city. There are microchips affixed to every bin; the civic body uses GPS mechanism to track garbage collection” he said.
NMMC uses Waste trucks take rounds every eight hours. All these trucks are equipped with Radio-frequency identification  chips, GPS and GPRS and their movement, route and location are tracked through an app.
The residents in Navi Mumbai said they have never faced an issue of non-lifting of garbage. Rajnikant Raju, a resident of Kharghar, Navi Mumbai said “we are proud of this Garbage Free City title, it is a well-deserved recognition and it would further encourage the authorities in maintaining the cleanliness of the city”.
Another resident, Sandeep Naik said “in the backdrop of Covid 19, a garbage free city remains out greatest strength”. A few other residents however felt that Navi Mumbai although enjoying 5 star status, still has some way to go to catch up with the likes of Indore, which have made name internationally.
The overall performance of Maharashtra has been outstanding in the results of the Star Rating of Garbage Free Cities. 34 out of 65 3-star cities and 41 out of 70 1-star cities in the country are from the state. The 34 3-star cities include Chandrapur, Dhule, Jalgaon, Jalna, Thane and Mira-Bhayandar while 41 1-star cities include Ahmednagar, Akola, Nashik, Vasai-Virar and Kalyan-Dombivili.
The Star Rating Protocol has been devised in a holistic manner including components such as cleanliness of drains and water bodies, plastic waste management, managing construction & demolition waste, etc. which are critical drivers for achieving garbage free cities. While the key thrust of this protocol is on Solid Waste Management, it also takes care of ensuring certain minimum standards of sanitation through a set of prerequisites defined in the framework.
Altogether 1,435 cities / urban local bodies had applied for Star Rating Assessment. During the assessments, 1.19 crore citizen feedbacks and over 10 lakh geo-tagged pictures were collected and 5,175 solid waste processing plants were visited by 1,210 field assessors.While 698 cities cleared the desktop assessment, 141 cities have been certified with Star Rating during field assessment.
Ministry of Women and Child Development
Ministry of Women and Child Development signs MoU with Ministry of AYUSH for integration of AYUSH systems with ongoing nutrition interventions under the ICDS program
Medicinal gardens will be developed in identified Anganwadi centres; Women and children to get benefit of Yoga classes in AWCs – Smt Smriti Zubin Irani
Collaboration will help to eliminate malnutrition – Shri Shripad Yesso Naik
The Ministry of Women and Child Development has signed a Memorandum of Understanding  with the Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy  to work together to control the menace of malnutrition through integration of AYUSH systems with the ongoing nutrition interventions under the Umbrella ICDS program. The MoU was signed by Shri Ram Mohan Mishra, Secretary, WCD and Vaidya Shri Rajesh Kotecha, in the presence of Smt Smriti Zubin Irani, Union Minister for Women & Child Development and Textiles, and Shri Shripad Yesso Naik, Union Minister of State , Ministry of AYUSH, who joined the signing ceremony through videoconferencing.
Describing the MoU between the two Ministries as a milestone in the efforts to eradicate malnutrition, Smt Smriti Zubin Irani said that along with the target of having a Nutrigarden in each Anganwadi, medicinal gardens will also be developed in identified Anganwadi centres. Women and children will get the benefit of Yoga classes in AWCs. She expressed optimism that together science and ayurveda will help in achieving optimum nutritional standards among the target groups. Shri Shripad Yesso Naik said that AYUSH practices are deep-rooted in Indian tradition. He expressed appreciation that the Ministry of Women & Child Development and the Ministry of AYUSH have come together with the common objective to eliminate malnutrition and improve the health of people, especially women and children.
As part of collaboration, the Ministry of AYUSH would provide support to the beneficiaries of Umbrella ICDS program of the Ministry of Women and Child Development attending Anganwadi Centers. Convergence between MWCD and Ministry of AYUSH will help addressing malnutrition through the principles and practices of Ayurveda, Yoga and other AYUSH systems and provide context specific solutions for holistic well being of Women and Children. While AYUSH would provide technical guidance and support for the implementation of various interventions for addressing malnutrition, including developing nutritious recipes based on regional and climatic preferences, principles & practices under AYUSH systems, Ministry of WCD will enable outreach of AYUSH systems through Anganwadi Centers. Initially, a pilot will be conducted in 1000 Anganwadi Centers each in few States, which can be upscaled later in a phased manner.
The collaborative efforts will also include setting up of Herbal Gardens with live demonstration to beneficiaries how to use them through various home-based preparations. Also, Yoga sessions in the Anganwadi Centers would be conducted.
Ministry of Education
National Research Foundation to strengthen the research ecosystem in the country
NRF envisages synergy between R&D, academia and industry
Government takes steps to promote use of regional languages in education, research and skill development under NEP-2020
The Government proposes to set up a National Research Foundation  to strengthen the research ecosystem in the country. NRF is being envisaged as an umbrella structure that will improve linkages between R&D, academia and industry. The total proposed outlay of National Research Foundation is Rs 50,000 crore over a period of five years.
One of the main objectives of NRF is to seed, grow and facilitate research at academic institutions, particularly at universities and colleges, where research capacity is currently in a nascent stage. It will also fund and support high-impact, large-scale, multi-investigator, multi-institution and, in some cases, interdisciplinary or multi-nation projects in collaboration with relevant Ministries, Departments, and other Governmental and non-Governmental entities, especially industry.
The Government announced the National Education Policy, 2020  on 29-07-2020, after a gap of 34 years. The policy envisages transformational changes in the education sector. One of the major recommendations in this regard is to promote more and more use of regional languages in education. In this regard, the Government has taken a number of steps including:
- NEET exam for medical entrance which was being conducted in 11 languages will now be conducted in 13 languages.
- JEE  which was being conducted in 3 languages will now be conducted in 13 languages.
- Technical education in 8 Regional languages in certain AICTE approved institutions from the academic session 2021-2022 on pilot basis.
- Translation of reference materials for courses of engineering in regional languages under SWAYAM platform, which has been offering online courses in disciplines such as Science, Engineering & Technology, Humanities & Social Sciences, Law, Management etc.
- AICTE handbook  for institutes that wish to apply for running programs in regional languages.
- “AICTE Translation Automation Artificial Intelligence Tool” to translate English language online courses into eleven different languages like Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Punjabi, Assamese & Odia for access to a more significant number of students in the rural area.
- MOU has been concluded between the Govt of Haryana and AICTE towards publishing of 1,000 books in Hindi.
- Student Induction Program  , now a mandatory part of curriculum for students of first year in engineering, being delivered in regional language
This information was given by the Union Minister of Education, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan in the Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot Inaugurates “Mahatma Gandhi Lecture Series”Organized by Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot, Union Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment was the Chief Guest at the inaugural lecture of the Mahatma Gandhi Lecture Series organised by Dr. Ambedkar International Centre  under Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment here today. The topic of today’s lecture was “From Mahatma to Modi: The Idea of India”. The inaugural lecture was delivered by Shri Makrand Paranjape, Director, Indian Institute of Advanced Studies , Shimla.
Delivering his address, Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot said that people of our country should emulate the ideals, principles and paths shown by our great Indians like Swami Vivekanand, Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. B.R. Ambedkar. Education should be imparted to the people of country for overall development, he added.
Smt. Upma Srivastava, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment and senior officers of Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Dr. Ambedkar International Centre and many research scholars were present in the inaugural lecture.